Background
The freedom to manifest one’s religion or belief in practice may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary to protect a short list of legitimate aims. However, authorities often lack a clear understanding of legitimate limitations to freedom of religion or belief, leading to arbitrary and discriminatory restrictions.
The Oslo Coalition has since 2016 been working on legitimate and illegitimate restrictions on freedom of religion, as part of competence building on religion and human rights. The project has three core elements: research/mapping, training/capacity building and dissemination to improve the application of policies.
Current focus
- Research on domestic and international jurisdictions
- Development of training modules on Legitimate limitations on Freedom of Religion of belief in accordance with national and international standards
- Strengthening skills and competencies among academia, the justice sector, decision-makers, religious leaders and civil society actors, for the protection and promotion of freedom of religion or belief.
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Publications
Religion and Human Rights, Special Issue: Limitations to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Theory and Practice. Volume 15 (2020)
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